jim sutter posted:When I was a young boy, my mother and father would take me to Pittsburgh to see the train displays at Kauffman's, Horne's and Gimbels. We also went to Johnstown, to the Penn Traffic store to see their displays. If we could only turn back time.
Hi Jim,
I'm not old enough to remember any of the department store displays. But I do remember a jeweler in downtown Ebensburg that always had a little train in his window circling the diamond rings and watches during the holidays. I also remember visiting your store many times and enjoying the trains on your layout as a kid. I took a break from trains as a teen through highschool and then college.
I think my last visit to your place which was probably 2008-09 or so and I got my first MTH PS2 locomotive which I still run to this day. That rekindled my interest (oh my how the hobby had changed in those 15 years). But now as an adult I have twin 3yo nephews that love trains almost as much as I do. Thanks for keeping that toy train spirit alive!
